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DEFINITELY MAYBE
by OASIS
Definitely Maybe is the debut studio album by Manchester Britpop icons Oasis. Released on 29 August 29 1994 by Alan McGee's Creation Records, Definitely Maybe would become Oasis's critical and commercial breakthrough.
The album features some of Oasis's most iconic tracks, including Oasis's debut single Supersonic which reached Number 31 on the Official Singles Chart, Rock 'n' Roll Star, Live Forever and Cigarettes & Alcohol.
Most of the songs on the album were written by Noel Gallagher, the band's lead guitarist and primary songwriter, whose songwriting played a significant role in defining Oasis's sound and style. Definitely Maybe was recorded at Sawmills Studio in Cornwall, England, and at Monnow Valley Studio in Wales. Owen Morris and Mark Coyle co-produced the album with the band.
The album drew inspiration from various musical influences, including 1960s rock and roll, British Invasion bands like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, and 1970s punk rock.
Definitely Maybe is often regarded as one of the greatest debut albums in rock history and is considered a classic of the Britpop genre.
In 2014, to commemorate the album's 20th anniversary, a deluxe remastered edition of Definitely Maybe was released. It included bonus tracks, demos, and live recordings from the band's early performances. Ten years later in June 2024, Liam Gallagher set out to tour the UK playing Definitely Maybe in full to fans to celebrate the album's 30th anniversary. Two months later in August Oasis announced a reunion tour for summer 2025, with a record-breaking scrum for reunion tickets and a 30th anniversary re-release of their debut album, Oasis crashed back to Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart for the first time in 14 years with Definitely Maybe. By December Definitely Maybe's 30th anniversary repack was confirmed by Official Charts as the biggest vinyl reissue of the year and the second best-selling vinyl album of 2024 overall.
The success of Definitely Maybe catapulted Oasis to fame and paved the way for their subsequent albums, including (What's the Story) Morning Glory? which became one of the Top 5 best-selling albums of all time in the UK and spawned the band's first Number 1 single Some Might Say, according to the Official Charts Company.
Chart history of DEFINITELY MAYBE
Official Albums Chart
Chart facts
- Peak position1
- LabelCREATION
- Catalogue numberCRECD169
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 2No1
- 31Top 10
- 83Top 20
- 148Top 40
- 373Top 75
- 590Top 100
Chart run
131 weeks - 10/09/1994 to 08/03/1997
1 week - 05/04/1997
1 week - 31/05/1997
1 week - 01/04/2000
1 week - 30/04/2005
1 week - 10/08/2013
1 week - 09/08/2014
1 week - 02/02/2017
39 weeks - 28/12/2017 to 20/09/2018
1 week - 03/01/2019
1 week - 18/04/2019
1 week - 02/05/2019
51 weeks - 21/11/2019 to 05/11/2020
38 weeks - 28/01/2021 to 14/10/2021
1 week - 13/01/2022
1 week - 17/02/2022
1 week - 10/03/2022
49 weeks - 26/05/2022 to 27/04/2023
105 weeks - 04/05/2023 to 01/05/2025
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Official Albums Chart Update
Chart facts
- Peak position1
- LabelBIG BROTHER
- Catalogue numberRKIDCD006
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 1No1
- 5Top 10
- 8Top 20
- 27Top 40
- 175Top 75
- 326Top 100
Chart run
1 week - 29/01/2017
1 week - 15/10/2017
1 week - 19/11/2017
1 week - 21/10/2018
1 week - 30/12/2018
1 week - 20/01/2019
1 week - 28/04/2019
34 weeks - 08/03/2020 to 25/10/2020
1 week - 13/12/2020
33 weeks - 31/01/2021 to 12/09/2021
1 week - 10/04/2022
1 week - 24/04/2022
1 week - 08/05/2022
1 week - 22/05/2022
101 weeks - 28/05/2023 to 27/04/2025
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Official Scottish Albums Chart
Chart facts
- Peak position1
- LabelCREATION
- Catalogue numberCRECD169
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 2No1
- 28Top 10
- 63Top 20
- 147Top 40
- 280Top 75
- 435Top 100
Chart run
129 weeks - 10/09/1994 to 01/03/1997
1 week - 19/07/1997
1 week - 07/03/1998
1 week - 25/09/1999
1 week - 01/07/2000
1 week - 15/07/2000
1 week - 26/08/2000
1 week - 09/09/2000
1 week - 07/10/2000
1 week - 27/07/2002
1 week - 24/08/2002
1 week - 07/09/2002
1 week - 19/10/2002
1 week - 13/11/2004
1 week - 10/09/2005
1 week - 17/09/2005
1 week - 30/08/2014
1 week - 13/09/2014
1 week - 11/10/2014
1 week - 02/02/2017
1 week - 23/02/2017
1 week - 03/08/2017
1 week - 07/09/2017
1 week - 15/02/2018
1 week - 01/03/2018
1 week - 15/03/2018
1 week - 26/04/2018
1 week - 10/05/2018
1 week - 07/06/2018
1 week - 06/09/2018
1 week - 20/09/2018
1 week - 25/10/2018
1 week - 29/11/2018
1 week - 24/01/2019
1 week - 02/05/2019
1 week - 23/05/2019
1 week - 11/07/2019
1 week - 03/09/2020
1 week - 17/09/2020
1 week - 15/04/2021
1 week - 06/05/2021
1 week - 24/03/2022
1 week - 23/06/2022
1 week - 13/10/2022
1 week - 28/09/2023
1 week - 23/11/2023
1 week - 25/04/2024
35 weeks - 05/09/2024 to 01/05/2025
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Official Albums Streaming Chart
Chart facts
- Peak position3
- LabelBIG BROTHER
- Catalogue numberRKIDCD006
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 0No1
- 4Top 10
- 7Top 20
- 22Top 40
- 228Top 75
- 407Top 100
Chart run
1 week - 29/12/2016
88 weeks - 16/03/2017 to 15/11/2018
103 weeks - 17/01/2019 to 31/12/2020
1 week - 04/02/2021
36 weeks - 25/02/2021 to 28/10/2021
1 week - 17/02/2022
153 weeks - 02/06/2022 to 01/05/2025
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Official Albums Sales Chart
Chart facts
- Peak position1
- LabelBIG BROTHER
- Catalogue numberRKIDCD006
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 1No1
- 4Top 10
- 12Top 20
- 25Top 40
- 67Top 75
- 139Top 100
Chart run
1 week - 02/02/2017
1 week - 12/04/2018
1 week - 02/08/2018
1 week - 12/12/2019
1 week - 17/09/2020
1 week - 06/05/2021
1 week - 20/05/2021
1 week - 01/07/2021
1 week - 12/08/2021
1 week - 16/12/2021
1 week - 13/01/2022
1 week - 11/08/2022
1 week - 23/03/2023
1 week - 06/04/2023
1 week - 25/04/2024
1 week - 23/05/2024
40 weeks - 18/07/2024 to 17/04/2025
1 week - 01/05/2025
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Official Album Downloads Chart
Chart facts
- Peak position1
- LabelBIG BROTHER
- Catalogue numberRKIDCD006
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 1No1
- 3Top 10
- 4Top 20
- 11Top 40
- 27Top 75
- 40Top 100
Chart run
1 week - 25/10/2008
1 week - 20/06/2009
1 week - 12/09/2009
1 week - 03/12/2011
1 week - 21/06/2014
1 week - 06/07/2017
1 week - 11/07/2019
1 week - 23/04/2020
1 week - 18/07/2024
1 week - 08/08/2024
1 week - 22/08/2024
1 week - 24/04/2025
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Official Physical Albums Chart
Chart facts
- Peak position1
- LabelCREATION
- Catalogue numberCRECD169
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 2No1
- 30Top 10
- 88Top 20
- 147Top 40
- 260Top 75
- 376Top 100
Chart run
131 weeks - 10/09/1994 to 08/03/1997
1 week - 05/04/1997
1 week - 31/05/1997
1 week - 01/04/2000
1 week - 11/10/2014
1 week - 27/06/2015
1 week - 07/09/2017
1 week - 12/04/2018
1 week - 03/01/2019
1 week - 17/09/2020
1 week - 06/05/2021
1 week - 20/05/2021
1 week - 01/07/2021
1 week - 12/08/2021
1 week - 16/12/2021
1 week - 13/01/2022
1 week - 11/08/2022
1 week - 23/03/2023
1 week - 06/04/2023
1 week - 25/04/2024
1 week - 15/08/2024
33 weeks - 05/09/2024 to 17/04/2025
1 week - 01/05/2025
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Official Vinyl Albums Chart
Chart facts
- Peak position1
- LabelBIG BROTHER
- Catalogue numberRKIDLP006X
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 2No1
- 14Top 10
- 49Top 20
- 205Top 40
- 205Top 75
- 205Top 100
Chart run
1 week - 01/10/2015
1 week - 23/06/2016
1 week - 11/05/2017
1 week - 02/11/2017
1 week - 26/04/2018
1 week - 10/05/2018
1 week - 24/05/2018
1 week - 07/06/2018
1 week - 12/07/2018
1 week - 20/09/2018
1 week - 31/10/2019
1 week - 27/02/2020
1 week - 17/09/2020
1 week - 06/05/2021
1 week - 20/05/2021
1 week - 01/07/2021
1 week - 16/12/2021
1 week - 13/01/2022
1 week - 28/04/2022
1 week - 11/08/2022
1 week - 23/03/2023
1 week - 18/07/2024
1 week - 01/05/2025
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Official Record Store Chart
Chart facts
- Peak position1
- LabelBIG BROTHER
- Catalogue numberRKIDCD006
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 1No1
- 5Top 10
- 14Top 20
- 44Top 40
- 44Top 75
- 44Top 100
Chart run
1 week - 09/08/2014
1 week - 01/02/2018
1 week - 30/01/2020
1 week - 14/05/2020
1 week - 06/01/2022
1 week - 05/01/2023
1 week - 24/10/2024
1 week - 06/03/2025
End of Year Albums Chart
Official Independent Albums Chart
Chart facts
- Peak position2
- LabelCREATION
- Catalogue numberCRECD169
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 0No1
- 25Top 10
- 71Top 20
- 195Top 40
- 218Top 75
- 218Top 100
Chart run
48 weeks - 18/10/1997 to 12/09/1998
1 week - 03/10/1998
71 weeks - 27/03/1999 to 05/08/2000
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Official Irish Albums Chart
Chart facts
- Peak position3
- LabelBIG BROTHER
- Catalogue numberRKIDCD006
- First Chart Date
Weeks on chart
- 0No1
- 3Top 10
- 6Top 20
- 12Top 40
- 20Top 75
- 20Top 100
Chart run
1 week - 12/09/2019
1 week - 25/07/2024
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